Podophyllum pleianthum (Chinese Mayapple) Zone 4 Zone: 6 - 9

Zone: 6 - 9

The flower spikes are dense like Dactylorhiza

Notes:  This is an old Heronswood cultivar that has dark purple new growth that fades to dark green

National Arboretum and later named by Darrell Probst

drooping foliage

Podophyllum pleianthum (Chinese Mayapple) Zone 4 Zone: 6 - 9Zone: 6 9 Natural Range: China Soil: Moist, humus rich Light: Part shade, shade Height: 2" Attributes: Deciduous, A flowering plant will have two umbrella like lobed leaves. Clusters of red flowers formed between the two leaves in spring. Red fruit in late summer. Clumping rhizome. Notes: Podophyllum can take a few years before settling totally in. Companion plants: Trillium, Cypripedium, Epimedium, Mahonia, Erythronium